GENIUS LOCI

France

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Synopsis

Synopsis

One night, Reine, a young loner, sees within the urban chaos a mystical oneness that seems alive, likesome sort of guide.

Biography

After studying Animation in the French animation school EMCA from 2001 to 2004, Adrien Mérigeau first worked in Cartoon Saloon in Ireland as background supervisor on the EFA and Oscar-nominated feature film THE SECRET OF KELLS by Tomm Moore (2009). Then he directed his first short film OLD FANGS (2010), and worked as art director on Cartoon Saloon’s second Oscar-nominated and first EFA-winning film SONG OF THE SEA by Tomm Moore (2014).
Adrien moved back to France in 2015 and started to work with Kazak Productions on his second short film GENIUS LOCI, completed in October 2019.

One night, Reine, a young loner, sees within the urban chaos a mystical oneness that seems alive, likesome sort of guide.

Nominations

  • European Short Film 2020

Selections

  • Short Film Candidates

Cast & Crew

  • Directed by: Adrien Mérigeau
  • Written by: Adrien Mérigeau, Nicolas Pleskof
  • Produced by: Amaury Ovise, Jean-Christophe Reymond
  • Cinematography: Adrien Mérigeau
  • Editing: Adrien Mérigeau
  • Sound: Julien Rabin, Laurent Sassi
  • Original Score: Théo Mérigeau, Lê Quan Ninh
  • Animation: Céline Devaux, Camille Chao, Lisa Matuszak, Camille Monnier, Hefang Wei, Chenghua Yang, Hippolyte Cupillard, Vaïana Gauthier, Rui Chang, Alan Holly
  • Cast: Nadia Moussa (Reine), Georgia Cusack (sister), Jina Djemba (woman)
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